Drumline (2002)

Directed by

Charles Stone III

Genre

musical film, comedy drama, teen film, coming-of-age film, romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 573 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A talented young drummer from New York goes to a college in Atlanta. He joins the marching band's drum line but clashes with the section leader. The movie follows his struggles to fit in and prove himself.

energeticupbeatcompetitivemarchingrhythmiccampusrivalryconfidentlighthearted

What happens

Drumline is a 2002 American coming-of-age teen comedy-drama film directed by Charles Stone III. The screenplay, which was inspired by the Southwest Dekalb High School Marching Panthers in Decatur, Georgia, was written by Tina Gordon Chism and Shawn Schepps. The film follows a young drummer from New York, played by Nick Cannon, who enters the fictional Atlanta A&T University and bumps heads with the leader of his new school's drum section. Zoe Saldaña, and Orlando Jones co-star. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with most of them praising the musical bands' overall performances. It was a success at the box office, earning over $56 million in the U.S., and almost $1.2 million in foreign markets. A direct sequel Drumline: A New Beat, premiered on VH1 on October 27, 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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